The Right to Information Act, 2005 has been enacted by the Parliament and has come into force from 15th June, 2005. This Act provides for the right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority. All Universities and Colleges established by law made by Parliament or by State Legislature or by notification by the appropriate Government or owned, controlled or substantially financed directly or indirectly by funds provided by the Government shall come within the meaning of a Public Authority under this Act.

As per Higher Education Department, Government of West Bengal and University Grant Commission (UGC) guidelines Sree Chaitanya College, Habra implements the RTI Act 2005. According to RTI Act 2005, anyone can seek information regarding the activities of the college by submitting a written request with details like Name, address, contact number and particulars of the information sought.

Applications under the RTI Act should be addressed to the Public Information Officer. In case the applicant is not satisfied with the answer or doesn’t get the reply within the stipulated time, he/she can file an appeal with the Appellate Authority.

The name and designation of Appellate Authority and Public Information Officer are given bellow: